Some people are so horrid. Ugh. My little sister has her first job in KFC, and she's doing really well there. I thought I would go see her and get a cup of tea while she was working. She told me she had the worst day yesterday because she accidentaly spilled some coffee on a woman, and the woman later rang up and complained about her, saying that my sister spilled it on purpose and that she was flicking pennies at her.

I know it's impossible for you guys to know, but my sister is the kindest, gentlest person on Earth. It is completely outside of her nature to do something like that. When I was a waiter in a hotel I accidentaly spilled coffee on a woman, so I know how awful that makes you feel, but at least i wasn't complained about and then lied about. Fucking assholes.

I once greeted a customer in Radioshack by saying "good morning sir, how can I help you out today?". The customer turned around and it was a woman. Two days later my boss told me I had been written up for being rude to customers. It was really shitty of me, and I was very remorseful for it since I only said it as a force of habit, but point is people get their jollies by getting other people into problems. It's fucking terrible, but pretty typical, so I can definitely get how you feel goosey, especially since it's family.

(In my defense, she looked like a dark haired drew carey. if she didn't have breasts I would have assumed she was a guy.)

Klyde - I tried FFXIII and I did not like it. I couldn't force myself to finish and I have no interest in the other games. If I needed to know what happened I'd just look it up on the Internet.

I really appreciate your taking the time to respond to my madness, Clueless. Your advice is sound. I envy your ability to not force yourself to completion. I feel waist deep in FFXIII and fear the only way out is through at this point...

My mind does shit like that too :( This is partially why I hardly complete games ever, why I'm prone to just *collecting* games and impulse buying stuff (I'm not a fan of the Nomura flavor either, but I bought TLS for some reason), and why I get these caffeine induced mood swings so much (Caffeine: I CAN FOCUS. Caffeine Crash: I HATE EVERYTHING).

In other news, my parents keep making references to Duck Dynasty that I don't get because I haven't had cable television since 2010.

Also what's with these ads I'm seeing lately where they have someone drawing on a real/fake white board, and delivering some lengthy narrative about whatever they're selling? Why has this formula become popular?

Yes sir Mesh. Secretly now, for quite awhile, I have suspected (based on your posts) that you and I have similar "quirks" in a manner of speaking.

I feel very comforted in some sense that you "get" what I am talking about though... makes me feel like I'm not alone in my madness.

Finally my conclusion on the matter? I need to play FFXIII-2. I did all but align the stars in the sky to see this trilogy through and after the hell I went through in XIII to finish that, and then the amount of material I poured over to really undertstand it I just cannot abandon it now. Good or bad, hate it or otherwise, I think I need to play it. Ultimately NOT playing it will devalue any enjoyment I can get out of Vesperia at this point.

I have however learned a valuable lesson about myself through all this, and vow to never craft or schedule gaming agenda's based on anything other what I like. I should have learned my lesson with Kingdom Hearts. And while I ended up appreciating it in the end, I had to torture myself to do so.

Just finally got over a sickness that took a heavy toll on my health. That's the thing about me that I dislike; while I am rarely ever sick, when I do get sick, it is very debilitating. Now that I'm over it, I can actually do stuff.

I celebrated Christmas a little later than usual because of the sickness, but that's okay because what my fiancee got me for Christmas made up for being sick! She got me an Olympus VN-702PC Digital Voice Recorder, Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds, and the third volume to Orphen.

Enjoyed Orphen volume 3, haven't touched Zelda yet, but the Digital Voice recorder was a real treat! While the highest recording setting is 192 kb, it is excellent for my needs as I need it more for oral notes and musical ideas. A wonderful gift that I truly enjoy! :)

Some people are so horrid. Ugh. My little sister has her first job in KFC, and she's doing really well there. I thought I would go see her and get a cup of tea while she was working. She told me she had the worst day yesterday because she accidentaly spilled some coffee on a woman, and the woman later rang up and complained about her, saying that my sister spilled it on purpose and that she was flicking pennies at her.

I know it's impossible for you guys to know, but my sister is the kindest, gentlest person on Earth. It is completely outside of her nature to do something like that. When I was a waiter in a hotel I accidentaly spilled coffee on a woman, so I know how awful that makes you feel, but at least i wasn't complained about and then lied about. Fucking assholes.

As Edea would say, mrgrgr...

I almost got fired from my first job because I wouldn't take shit from customers. I really hate the "customer is king" philosophy, because the "customer is a puckering asshole" is more apt.

Some people are so horrid. Ugh. My little sister has her first job in KFC, and she's doing really well there. I thought I would go see her and get a cup of tea while she was working. She told me she had the worst day yesterday because she accidentaly spilled some coffee on a woman, and the woman later rang up and complained about her, saying that my sister spilled it on purpose and that she was flicking pennies at her.

I know it's impossible for you guys to know, but my sister is the kindest, gentlest person on Earth. It is completely outside of her nature to do something like that. When I was a waiter in a hotel I accidentaly spilled coffee on a woman, so I know how awful that makes you feel, but at least i wasn't complained about and then lied about. Fucking assholes.

As Edea would say, mrgrgr...

I almost got fired from my first job because I wouldn't take shit from customers. I really hate the "customer is king" philosophy, because the "customer is a puckering asshole" is more apt.

100%. I hate when they get their way because of a fear for a bit of lost business. It's the epitome of not teaching a child a lesson when it happens and letting them get away with it.

Studies have shown very few people are really trying to scam you though. I have been in the hospitality/restaurant business in varying degrees for over sixteen years now. The vast majority of time customers simply want to know that management cares. It's all about how you approach the table and how willing you are to listen and show concern. Now, thus admitted there are those customers who are simply unreasonable but honestly I'd say I have to deal with those kind of people once a month at most. Now I am not in fast food so I know the clientele we get is a bit better and my company has a good reputation which helps but I have always trained my managers to listen first, then talk, be fair but be firm and know that the vast majority of the time people just want to vent. training the staff in what to do in various situations is a big help as well. I empower my staff to be problem solvers, don't make a big deal out of a small problem BUT know when they need to get me involved.

When I was a waiter most people were very forgiving and nice. I even remember a group of old ladies from Yorkshire who came for breakfast each morning and requested me and wanted to know which days I was working mornings. They were funny and would quiz me about the surrounding area. Management really didn't care what I was doing, but I found being personable made MY day go faster, and kept my mood up.

Though yeah, some real nasty folks out there. For instance, if someone wanted tea, I had to use the tea machine in the kitchen. I brought a guy a pot of tea and he was BALLISTIC at me, said the tea was cold and I should get him a fresh one. So I went back to the machine, made sure the water was hot and gave him it again. He threw another hissy fit at me, I apologised and said I would make him a pot myself. So I had to use a regular non-industrial kettle in the kitchen and make this guy his pot of tea while also trying to tend to about 10 other tables.

The other people at his table though tried to talk him down, saying the tea was warm and it isn't a big deal, but the guy wasn't having any of it. Ugh. Tramatic memory. Worst thing is it was my first job and I am NOT used to being spoken to like that, so for a few days afterwards I thought I had done something wrong.

Some people are so horrid. Ugh. My little sister has her first job in KFC, and she's doing really well there. I thought I would go see her and get a cup of tea while she was working. She told me she had the worst day yesterday because she accidentaly spilled some coffee on a woman, and the woman later rang up and complained about her, saying that my sister spilled it on purpose and that she was flicking pennies at her.

I know it's impossible for you guys to know, but my sister is the kindest, gentlest person on Earth. It is completely outside of her nature to do something like that. When I was a waiter in a hotel I accidentaly spilled coffee on a woman, so I know how awful that makes you feel, but at least i wasn't complained about and then lied about. Fucking assholes.

As Edea would say, mrgrgr...

I almost got fired from my first job because I wouldn't take shit from customers. I really hate the "customer is king" philosophy, because the "customer is a puckering asshole" is more apt.

100%. I hate when they get their way because of a fear for a bit of lost business. It's the epitome of not teaching a child a lesson when it happens and letting them get away with it.

That goes both ways, though. There have been way too many instances at my retail jobs when showing the customer a bit of compassion has been kicked to the curb in the pursuit of a little extra profit. Working at Gamestop, I'm sure you know that unless it's about selling someone a pre-owned product, it's frowned upon to try and save a customer some money.

Even with the pre-owned stuff, My assistant manager basically encourages all employees to just give people a pre-owned copy of a game without making sure it's what they want. I agree customers should be a little more forgiving to their service providers, but at the same time sometimes retailers are just asking for a little backlash.

Some people are so horrid. Ugh. My little sister has her first job in KFC, and she's doing really well there. I thought I would go see her and get a cup of tea while she was working. She told me she had the worst day yesterday because she accidentaly spilled some coffee on a woman, and the woman later rang up and complained about her, saying that my sister spilled it on purpose and that she was flicking pennies at her.

I know it's impossible for you guys to know, but my sister is the kindest, gentlest person on Earth. It is completely outside of her nature to do something like that. When I was a waiter in a hotel I accidentaly spilled coffee on a woman, so I know how awful that makes you feel, but at least i wasn't complained about and then lied about. Fucking assholes.

As Edea would say, mrgrgr...

I almost got fired from my first job because I wouldn't take shit from customers. I really hate the "customer is king" philosophy, because the "customer is a puckering asshole" is more apt.

Oh god this so fucking much. I've yelled at customers when my boss was right there. Because if they're being that shitty to me, don't think I'll fucking take it for any amount of money.

Some people are so horrid. Ugh. My little sister has her first job in KFC, and she's doing really well there. I thought I would go see her and get a cup of tea while she was working. She told me she had the worst day yesterday because she accidentaly spilled some coffee on a woman, and the woman later rang up and complained about her, saying that my sister spilled it on purpose and that she was flicking pennies at her.

I know it's impossible for you guys to know, but my sister is the kindest, gentlest person on Earth. It is completely outside of her nature to do something like that. When I was a waiter in a hotel I accidentaly spilled coffee on a woman, so I know how awful that makes you feel, but at least i wasn't complained about and then lied about. Fucking assholes.

As Edea would say, mrgrgr...

I almost got fired from my first job because I wouldn't take shit from customers. I really hate the "customer is king" philosophy, because the "customer is a puckering asshole" is more apt.

Oh god this so fucking much. I've yelled at customers when my boss was right there. Because if they're being that shitty to me, don't think I'll fucking take it for any amount of money.

I have a hard time dealing with asshole customers/clients as well, which is why I've never gone after a promotion into a full time sales job(a position I would easily get). I can bullshit just fine, but I just can't deal with the rich clients we cater to who haven't been told "no" by someone in years. I'd be in the owners office in a matter of days. I'll stick with my comfortable behind the scenes gig where I rarely have to deal with clients. Better for everyone that way.